They tend to be more thoughtful, meticulous, and indecisive in their daily lives, but why aren’t so many intelligent people confident in their own skills and decision-making?
The most superb profiles characterized by excessive self-esteem are certain in nature because they do not assess the consequences of their actions, nor measure the effect of their words, nor are they concerned about the harm they can do to others. .
- It is often said that “there is no happiness deeper than that which arises from ignorance.
- “We certainly all agree with this idea.
- Because at some point we have come across this essence so characteristic of human stupidity where a person acts with total emotion and rationality.
- Negligence.
- Without being aware of the implications of certain conduct.
“An individual’s intelligence is measured by the amount of uncertainty he is able to withstand. “Immanuel Kant.
But while most of us know how to recognize the “ignorant,” who acts with remarkable pride, vanity, and arrogance, a question often arises: why do they still have so much power in our most common environment?Maria Cipolla used to say that sometimes we underestimate the large number of fools that exist in the world, but should we add anything to this statement?
Psychologists and sociologists say there is a curious aspect associated with this type of behavioral profile: are less intelligent people safer, more impetuous, louder?And they have the ability to influence others with such characteristics.
Intelligent people, for their part, are often characterized by remarkable insecurity, slow response, reflection and even personal discretion. All of these attributes have no impact. In addition, we live in a world where insecurity remains seen as a negative feature.
We still have a very high misconception about intelligent people, and in particular those with a very high IQ, we consider them competent men and women, capable of always making the right decisions or being very effective in their daily tasks. , responsibilities and obligations.
However, there is one detail that is often present on many occasions: intelligent people tend to suffer social anxiety, rarely feel fully integrated into a particular context: school, university, work, etc. , as psychiatrist and neuroscience physician Dean Burnett explains, the high intelligence profile tends to be constantly devalued.
This is called imposter syndrome, a disorder in which the person minimizes personal accomplishments and abilities until he gradually undermines self-esteem and self-confidence. Obviously, we can’t generalize, because there will be people with a high IQ. will succeed with consistent and psychological effectiveness.
However, the pattern mentioned above is generally quite common: intellectually brilliant people often have a deeper perception of reality, a reality that does not always seem easy to assimilate, nor pleasant and much less reliable.
“In the face of a complex world, full of contradictions and unpredictable, intelligent people feel ‘strange’ and alien to these environments. So, and almost inadvertently, it’s common for them to end up devaluing themselves because they don’t feel able to adapt to these social dynamics?
We must admit that self-confidence attracts and inspires us. We like people who can make decisions quickly, be safe, and react quickly in all circumstances. But is it really right and even desirable to always be? Of ourselves?
The answer would be ‘yes and no’. The secret is in balance. Quoting neuroscientist Dean Burnett again, it’s worth talking about one of his best-known books here: “The Stupid Brain. “He explains that more naive or ignorant people tend to show greater self-confidence. These are profiles that are unable to recognize when something is wrong or apply analytical and thoughtful thinking to pre-evaluate the effect of certain decisions, actions or comments.
But this is where I miss and unsettling, silly personality?It usually has greater social success. Administrators, senior officials, or politicians who are impetuous, confident, and firm in their decisions often acquire what many consider “leadership skills. “that this is a real danger, because sometimes we put our future in the hands of people unable to assess the consequences of their actions.
The insecurity that sustains and immobilizes is useless. However, the insecurity that indicates something like? Stop, be careful and think before deciding? It can be of great help when and when it helps to make a decision and not get stuck indefinitely.
Smart people often have a great difficulty controlling this insecurity because, as mentioned, they have low self-esteem in addition to some of these characteristics:
Therefore, in order so that insecurity does not leave them isolated in the immobility of their sophisticated mind, they need to learn to tolerate certain uncertainties, the imperfection of human behavior, as well as the lack of logic in many events of this. World.
Moreover, is it vital that your information imminently crosses the border?Rational? For emotional intelligence, where it ceases to devalue or feel strange, oblivious to a reality that, despite not believing it, needs more than ever to overcome the virus of human stupidity. “
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